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Making a split second decision, Ms Rogers decided to take him with her.

Speaking to ABC News, she said: "I was nervous to take him because I knew that his mom would be devastated to find that her child was gone, but in the moment we thought that the best decision was to get as many people as safe as possible.”

Picking him up, Ms Rogers fled through the car park and sought refuge in a nearby motel.

One of her friends took a photo of Aden and posted it on Twitter.

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Aden got separated from his aunt in the panicked crowd

The post quickly racked up thousands of shares and it didn’t take long for one of Aden’s relatives to see the post.

Ms Rogers made contact and brought the tot to Sunrise Hospital hospital where his grandparents collected him.

Aden’s mother Doris got the call while she waited at a casino, where she and her daughter had fled.

During the hours they were apart she said she felt completely "hopeless and helpless" but tried to stay strong for her 8-year-old daughter.

She was finally able to see him the next morning in an emotional reunion.

Doris said: "All I remember is seeing my son come out of the garage door and I dropped to my knees.

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The tweet was shared thousands of times and Aden's relative spotted his photo

"He ran as hard as he could to me and we were like one for a second. He just held on to me so tight."

On the way home, Doris said Aden asked the question: "Next time, can we all go to the bathroom together?"

She said: “I lost it and I started crying. I said, 'I'll never leave you ever again.We will all go together, no matter what, every time'.”